More than 600 delegates from across the world gathered in Bethlehem in March for Christ at the Checkpoint (CATC) 2014, the third such conference that aims to ask ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.[1] BethlehemRead more…
Nationalism and Evangelical Mission: Issues for evangelical leaders
In 1861, the Rev James Adderley was a British member of Parliament. His prayer for ‘national confession’ included the line, ‘We are truly sorry for all the past sins of this nation. We contemplate in deepest contrition the sins ofRead more…
Sports Ministry and Evangelism: How an incarnational and service emphasis underpins effective evangelism
Rev Samuel Ashe, an 18th century English clergyman, clearly saw the need for interaction between church and sport. He used to spend his Sunday afternoons hiding in the trees by the local sports field. He would bide his time untilRead more…
Food Security and its Role in Transformational Development
Food security is generally not seen readily as either an issue that determines response to the gospel or one that determines the health of a community. However, both health and response to the gospel have strong relations to food security. Read more…
WCC General Assembly Aftermath: Overcoming Korean church divisions and encouraging cooperation among evangelicals globally
The 10th World Council of Churches General Assembly (WCC GA) was held in Busan, Korea, from 20 October to 8 November 2013. Some 4,000 participants from 140 nations joined together under the theme ‘Living God, Lead us into Righteousness andRead more…
Commitment to the City: Responding to The Cape Town Commitment on cities
This article is a part of the March 2014 Lausanne Global Analysis. See the full issue or download the PDF version. Cities are crucially important for the human future and for world mission.[1] So starts the Call to Action in The Cape TownRead more…
Unhealed Wounds: Crisis resurfaces in South Sudan: A reflection on helping to process trauma and resolve conflict
This article is a part of the March 2014 Lausanne Global Analysis. See the full issue or download the PDF version. A wave of new violence that began on December 15 in South Sudan has many fearing that the world’s newest nation mayRead more…
Climate Change in Oceania: Ecomission and ecojustice
This article is a part of the March 2014 Lausanne Global Analysis. See the full issue or download the PDF version. Climate change is having a real impact upon communities in the South Pacific (Oceania) through sea level rise and extreme sea levelRead more…
Tracking the Orality Movement: Some implications for 21st century missions
This article is a part of the March 2014 Lausanne Global Analysis. See the full issue or download the PDF version. Introduction “You’re not going to bed till I hear about what you’ve been doing in Palawan,” I impatiently said to Trevor McIlwainRead more…
Christianity in Sri Lanka: How we can learn from and support the church there
This article is a part of the March 2014 Lausanne Global Analysis. See the full issue or download the PDF version. Introduction Christianity in Sri Lanka today is simultaneously vigorous, fragile, and persecuted. The social effects of a long civilRead more…